What is the Least Common Multiple of 49608 and 49627?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 49608 and 49627 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49608 and 49627, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49608,49627) = 1
LCM(49608,49627) = ( 49608 × 49627) / 1
LCM(49608,49627) = 2461896216 / 1
LCM(49608,49627) = 2461896216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49608 and 49627 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49608 and 49627. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49608 and 49627.

Prime Factorization of 49608

Prime Factorization of 49627

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49608 and 49627.

LCM(49608,49627) = 2³ × 3² × 13¹ × 53¹ × 49627¹
LCM(49608,49627) = 2461896216